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the united states ranked 25th. for more on the report, we're joined by save the children president and c.e.o. carolyn miles. welcome, ms. miles. >> thank you, gwen. >> ifill: give us a sense of what measures you're using to come up with these rankings. >> well, we looked at a wide variety of measures, really looking at things like child mortality, maternal mortality, the education of women and girls economic empowerment of women, even the political involvement of women because all of those give us a good indicator of the status of women in those countries which really impact what is it's like to be a mom there. we also looked at things like maternity leave. so all sorts of factors. >> ifill: what's the difference in the end in the rankings between the top ten and the bottom ten? >> well, it's interesting. they're really kind of almost a mirror of each other. so all those indicators i talked with about are great for the top ten and they're poor for the bottom ten so an example would be if we compare norway and niger
the united states ranked 25th. for more on the report, we're joined by save the children president and c.e.o. carolyn miles. welcome, ms. miles. >> thank you, gwen. >> ifill: give us a sense of what measures you're using to come up with these rankings. >> well, we looked at a wide variety of measures, really looking at things like child mortality, maternal mortality, the education of women and girls economic empowerment of women, even the political involvement of women because...
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just how bad is the debt problem in the united states? >> well, the two things weighing on businesses and why they're not investing as much as they should and why they're not hiring as much as they should are europe and the fiscal cliff. they don't know what direction the u.s. economy is going. there is potentially a huge contraction in the u.s. with, as you said, the bush era tax cuts expiring, payroll tax cuts expiring and some other changes that would put us into recession. i don't think that's going to happen but what has everybody nervous is what are they going to do? are we going to have tax hikes? are we going to have government spending cuts? there seems to be no direction, no agreement in washington on what direction to go and there's this huge cloud of uncertainty here compounding what we're seeing in europe. >> warner: just staying with you ken rogoff, what does that mean for the u.s. considering, as you're pointing out, the economic recovery still is very weak. what are the real options for policymakers? >> well, we could drea
just how bad is the debt problem in the united states? >> well, the two things weighing on businesses and why they're not investing as much as they should and why they're not hiring as much as they should are europe and the fiscal cliff. they don't know what direction the u.s. economy is going. there is potentially a huge contraction in the u.s. with, as you said, the bush era tax cuts expiring, payroll tax cuts expiring and some other changes that would put us into recession. i don't...
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the united states believes that, we believe that. we work together in that situation to protect people, but we had a path forward. this one is a much more complicated issue. i wish it wasn't, and i wish, i mean it's clear that innocent people are being killed, and that is in itself for all of us, all of us who believe in humanity, anybody is a parent or anyone else that sees the slaughter of young children and families, it's just horrific. it's horrible. we obviously want to see the diplomatic solutions to implement the cease-fire, but it's obviously not working to date. >> woodruff: if it's not working, then what more has to be done or should be done, do you think? >> we've got to continue to work as a world community. there's more like-minded countries working together to try to find a solution, sanctions, diplomats, sanctions that are resulting on tremendous economic pressure in syria. but we also have to be honest to say the cease-fire hasn't been implemented and that's one of the six conditions the u. n. envoy set down with an a
the united states believes that, we believe that. we work together in that situation to protect people, but we had a path forward. this one is a much more complicated issue. i wish it wasn't, and i wish, i mean it's clear that innocent people are being killed, and that is in itself for all of us, all of us who believe in humanity, anybody is a parent or anyone else that sees the slaughter of young children and families, it's just horrific. it's horrible. we obviously want to see the diplomatic...
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and to say this economy is being rebuilt, i have to tell you, median income in the united states down $4,300. people are working harder and harder than ever before and barely staying in place. the unemployment rate has effectively not gone down from where it was at the peak of the recession. the only reason it's gone technically from 10% to 8% is so many people are discouraged and have quit work. this economy is not getting better and the president's policies are the reason. >> woodruff: senator talent, i looked at what the president said yesterday. he said "yes, private equity has a healthy role to play in the free market." he said "that's part of a what a lot of business people do. he talked about the role of private equity and the capacity to create new jobs but he said the role of a president is to look after the economic health of the whole community, the whole country and not just of a company which is what a... would take place in a venture capital deal. >> well, judy, let's tell the people at solyndra that. tell people at ever green solar. the department of energy's inspector
and to say this economy is being rebuilt, i have to tell you, median income in the united states down $4,300. people are working harder and harder than ever before and barely staying in place. the unemployment rate has effectively not gone down from where it was at the peak of the recession. the only reason it's gone technically from 10% to 8% is so many people are discouraged and have quit work. this economy is not getting better and the president's policies are the reason. >> woodruff:...
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it is imperative that the united kingdom and the united states do aggressionive interrogation to get the truth. >> reporter: it was the worst crime on british soil. mass murder. yet still the unanswered questions persist. megrahi is dead. the mystery of lockerbie is not. >> holman: al-megrahi was 60 years old. a florida man's twins won't get his social security benefits because they were conceived artificially, after he died. the u.s. supreme court issued a unanimous decision today. it cited florida's inheritance law, which bars benefits in such cases. the court also agreed to hear a closely watched case involving surveillance of overseas communications. for analysis of the court's actions from marcia coyle of the "national law journal", visit our politics page. wall street ended a series of losing sessions on new signals that china will try to boost its economy. the dow jones industrial average gained 135 points to close at 12,504. the nasdaq rose 68 points to close at 2,847. the gains did not extend to facebook. the social media giant lost 11% in its second day of being a publicly
it is imperative that the united kingdom and the united states do aggressionive interrogation to get the truth. >> reporter: it was the worst crime on british soil. mass murder. yet still the unanswered questions persist. megrahi is dead. the mystery of lockerbie is not. >> holman: al-megrahi was 60 years old. a florida man's twins won't get his social security benefits because they were conceived artificially, after he died. the u.s. supreme court issued a unanimous decision today....
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and the great paths led by the united states were unable to do anything about it. at srebrenica it's now been established pretty conclusively, that at least 7,000 muslim prisoners were executed in cold blood by mladic's forces and another 1,000 were killed as they tried to reach government-held territory to the north. after the massacre in seb neets affinally the west got its act together and began the-- what led to eventually-- to the peace negotiations. this was the first big conflict after the end of the cold war, and for a long time, for three and a half years, the united states and other western governments proved inadequate to the challenge. >> brown: so this particular tribunal, i gather, was set up soon after the war, so long ago, only now in the last years are we getting to some of these very high players, high generals and leaders. why did it take so long? >> actually, the tribunal was set up during the war in what was interpreted then as a kind of token gesture of solidarity with t victims. that's 20 years ago. and it took them the best part of two decad
and the great paths led by the united states were unable to do anything about it. at srebrenica it's now been established pretty conclusively, that at least 7,000 muslim prisoners were executed in cold blood by mladic's forces and another 1,000 were killed as they tried to reach government-held territory to the north. after the massacre in seb neets affinally the west got its act together and began the-- what led to eventually-- to the peace negotiations. this was the first big conflict after...
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the united states wants to do everything it can to ensure that is a reality. >> holman: the u.s. also is easing restrictions on trade and investment in myanmar. government troops in yemen made paw advances today toward a key al-qaeda stronghold in the south. oltzinjibarssn a is part of a larger ofns oe,iv aiming to uproot militants who've taken control in parts of the region. also today, yemeni officials reported three militants were killed and two wounded in a missile strike by a u.s. drone aircraft. in the netherlands, an international tribunal suspended the war crimes trial of ratko mladic, the bosnian serb army commander, a day after it began. the judges said prosecutors made significant errors in failing to disclose evidence to the defense. mladic faces 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes tied to the bosnian civil war in the 1990s. prosecutors in florida have released evidence showing trayvon martin had marijuana in his urine and blood when he was killed. that finding comes from the autopsy on the teenager. he was shot to death in february by georg
the united states wants to do everything it can to ensure that is a reality. >> holman: the u.s. also is easing restrictions on trade and investment in myanmar. government troops in yemen made paw advances today toward a key al-qaeda stronghold in the south. oltzinjibarssn a is part of a larger ofns oe,iv aiming to uproot militants who've taken control in parts of the region. also today, yemeni officials reported three militants were killed and two wounded in a missile strike by a u.s....
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>> i think it means a great deal to have the president of the united states show his moral leadership and say this is a question of fairness and treating others as we would want to be treated and upholding the guarantees all americans are entitled to under the law. this is not about telling church what is to do, this is about who can get a civil or legal marriage license from the government. but what also made it meaningful was the heart felt personal way in which both the president and vice president talked about how they had changed their mind, how they had hoped their hearts. they talked about conversations with real families, with their own families, and how it triggered their thinking about what the right way to treat other people is. and i think that kind of personal heart felt engagement is exactly the journey that a majority of americans have been on and it will help others who have been wrestling with this question resolve on the side of fairness. >> woodruff: so reverend jackson, do you see this helping the cause of those who favor the legalization of gay marriage? because r
>> i think it means a great deal to have the president of the united states show his moral leadership and say this is a question of fairness and treating others as we would want to be treated and upholding the guarantees all americans are entitled to under the law. this is not about telling church what is to do, this is about who can get a civil or legal marriage license from the government. but what also made it meaningful was the heart felt personal way in which both the president and...
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when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: a new atrocity surfaced in syria today-- the bodies of 13 people, found in an eastern province. their hands had been tied and some had been shot in the head, execution-style. the discovery followed friday's massacre in houla, where 108 people were killed after anti- government protests. alex thomson of "independent television news" is the first outside correspondent to get into houla. he filed this report. >> reporter: the u.n. warned us you'll pass the last syrian army checkpoint then it's no man's land. space out the vehicles as
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when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission er bringing omega-3s to yone, ca busevwee elievewe omega-3s are essential to life. at&t and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> warner: facebook made its debut as a publicly traded company today, but investors did not "like" the stock as much as many had expected. still, the initial public offering became the third largest on record. the widely anticipated stock offering finally got underway when facebook creator mark zuckerberg rang the nasdaq opening bell from his company headquarters in menlo park, california. >> in the past e
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that will have an impact certainly i think on the united states. so i think americans do realize and must realize that europe still matters greatly to us economically and politically. >> suarez: nicholas burns, fred bergsten, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, a new plan for tackling the ever-growing burden of alzheimer's disease and targeting specific drugs to fight it. margaret warner has our story. arner: the numbers are daunting. more than five million americans now suffer from alzheimers disease and related dementias. barring a breakthrough, the figure could triple by 2050. that prospect prompted the first-ever national alzheimers plan mandated by congress and formally announced today. the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius set a deadline of 2025 to find effective ways to prevent and treat the disease. >> so a short time ago the fight against alzheimers lacked a national focus and a consistent, coordinated partnership with the nation's alzheimers community. today we've made the first historic inv
that will have an impact certainly i think on the united states. so i think americans do realize and must realize that europe still matters greatly to us economically and politically. >> suarez: nicholas burns, fred bergsten, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, a new plan for tackling the ever-growing burden of alzheimer's disease and targeting specific drugs to fight it. margaret warner has our story. arner: the numbers are daunting. more than five...
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states so this portends of a weakened relationship, not only for the united states but by extension for israel. and even puts the peace accords in jeopardy. so it is as much at stake in a way for the united states as it isr fo voters here because of the kind of outcome that could come from this election. >> brown: nancy youssef in cairo for us, thanks some of. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, an update on a missing child case that remains unsolved after more than 30 years. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: for three decades, the question hung over the new york city police department-- what happened to etan patz? the six-year-old boy disappeared as he walked two blocks to his school bus stop in manhattan 33 years ago today. the case set in motion a massive search effort and galvanized a movement. etan patz became one of the first missing children featured on milk cartons and billboards. >> etan's case was a case that changed america. millions of parents sat at home and thought, "there but for the grace of god goes my child." >> suarez: his parents, stan and julie patz, endured ye
states so this portends of a weakened relationship, not only for the united states but by extension for israel. and even puts the peace accords in jeopardy. so it is as much at stake in a way for the united states as it isr fo voters here because of the kind of outcome that could come from this election. >> brown: nancy youssef in cairo for us, thanks some of. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, an update on a missing child case that remains unsolved after more than 30 years. ray...
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it's important to remember that we have the perry case working its way up the united states supreme court which could be the roe versus wade on marriage. and the fact is that the people of this country time after time have opposed redefining marriage. it's important for the people to continue to protect marriage on the state level, to ensure that the u.s. supreme court doesn't do... make some sort of radical decision imposing same sex marriage on an electorate that doesn't want it. >> ifill: i want to ask you a final question which is when you look at this issue as it comes back periodically, do you believe, mr. socarides, starting with you, do you believe that this helps or hurts at a time when people are thinking about the economy, thinking about their pocketbooks that it helps or hurts in your case a democratic candidate to get drawn into this debate? >> i think this is a national discussion we are having. it's an important national discussion. people need to be sharing their views and our political leaders need to lead on thisish you a. i think that this issue helps democrats because
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the president of the united states... it's not surprising he would have more followers but what i found surprising is where these people lived because for the obama campaign nearly half are out of the country, most of those people can't vote in the u.s. election, mitt romney only 10% outside the united states. >> warner: right, but the you do the math it shows obama with six million and romney with under 500,000. so when president bush then... last week he gave a speech in iowa and then he sat down with a laptop and started tweeting answers to questions people tweeted in but he has to keep them to 140 characters. >> it was called a twitter town hall essentially. so people can tweet@barack obama and ask him a question and he will respond@joe smith and here's the answer. and it did get a lot of traffic, a lot of play. >> and the president pushed his favorite issues such as not acting so far to stop the student loan rate from going up and they very carefully decided what message they want to push. >> but on twitter what's im
the president of the united states... it's not surprising he would have more followers but what i found surprising is where these people lived because for the obama campaign nearly half are out of the country, most of those people can't vote in the u.s. election, mitt romney only 10% outside the united states. >> warner: right, but the you do the math it shows obama with six million and romney with under 500,000. so when president bush then... last week he gave a speech in iowa and then...
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, if you look at the map of the united states -- and we just happen to have our vote 2012 map center right here -- to show everybody, you see those states in blue that are considered either solidly or leaning democratic. in red, we're showing the states that are solidly or leaning republican. and then yellow, eight states that are toss-ups. so, stu, let's talk about those. let's starid on the east coast and wost our way west with florida which keeps everybody guessing. at least at this stage. of the campaign. >> right. certainly as it did in 2000. there's a recent poll that has the president up by four points, 48 to 44. that's among registered voters. if you look historically at florida it performs more republican as a whole. that is a few points more republican. although president obama won it last time he didn't win it by anything close to the over seven points he won nationally. i think you have to look at florida in a number of ways. hispanics are important. senior citizens, of course. but really florida is three states in one. north florida performs the way the south does. it's
, if you look at the map of the united states -- and we just happen to have our vote 2012 map center right here -- to show everybody, you see those states in blue that are considered either solidly or leaning democratic. in red, we're showing the states that are solidly or leaning republican. and then yellow, eight states that are toss-ups. so, stu, let's talk about those. let's starid on the east coast and wost our way west with florida which keeps everybody guessing. at least at this stage....
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fliers see that all the time here in the united states now. they're less prevalent overseas. of course we need to make sure the same techniques that we know are working here are applied overseas as well. what i would also add, margaret, is none of these detection methods are perfect. all of these require good intelligence to penetrate the organization, screening of individuals who are applying to visas to come to the united states, screening getting on to planes. it's all of these pieces that fit together. none will be perfect, laul reduce the likelihood of a castrophic attack. >> warne ck toou about al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and in yemen. you describe them as a very potent group. what did the year of political unrest which finally ended this past spring with president saleh leaving, what did that do to their relative strength both inside yemen and their ability to strike at the u.s.? >> well they gained a substantial amount of territory, especially the area of south yemen. there was a few towns under their control. they we able to recruit more individuals from differ
fliers see that all the time here in the united states now. they're less prevalent overseas. of course we need to make sure the same techniques that we know are working here are applied overseas as well. what i would also add, margaret, is none of these detection methods are perfect. all of these require good intelligence to penetrate the organization, screening of individuals who are applying to visas to come to the united states, screening getting on to planes. it's all of these pieces that...